Mohammad Marufuzzaman, an associate professor, has been named the interim head of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Mississippi State Bagley College of Engineering. “I am pleased Dr. Marufuzzaman has agreed to serve as interim department head. His leadership in other areas in the department makes him an ideal candidate, and I…
Perkins joins CSAB task force on AI and ML Andy Perkins, a Department of Computer Science and Engineering associate department head and professor, has joined the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board’s task force on artificial intelligence and machine learning. The group is tasked with researching how to proceed in accrediting AI programs through the Accreditation Board…
Ed Swan, a professor of computer science and engineering, has been inducted into the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee’s Virtual Reality Academy for his fundamental research on perceptual issues in virtual and augmented reality. Swan is one of six members inducted in 2024 into the prestigious academy, which highlights…
John J. Ramirez-Avila, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and co-graduate coordinator, has been named an American Society of Civil Engineers Environmental and Water Resources Institute fellow. Fellows are selected based on their contributions to the field, mentorship, outreach and involvement in EWRI committees, conferences or journals. The EWRI serves as the ASCE’s technical…
Mississippi State’s Gang Li, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been honored with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Transitions’ Faculty Explorer Award. Li received the $4,000 award for his interest, ideas and materials promoting energy entrepreneurship at the collegiate level. He joins a group of ten national collegiate faculty members to…